Legal | Terms of Service
WSOP.COM TERMS OF SERVICE
These Terms of Service were last updated on Apr 15th, 2024. You may
always view the most recent version of these Terms of Service here.
YOUR USE OF THIS GAMBLING SERVICE MEANS THAT YOU ACCEPT THE FOLLOWING
TERMS OF SERVICE WHICH ARE LEGALLY BINDING. IF YOU DO NOT AGREE TO BE
BOUND BY THEM, YOU SHOULD EXIT THE SERVICE IMMEDIATELY.
PLEASE READ THESE TERMS OF SERVICE (the “Terms of Service”) CAREFULLY
BEFORE USING THIS SERVICE.
William Hill U.S. Holdco, Inc. with offices at 6325 S Rainbow Blvd, Ste
100, Las Vegas, Nevada, 89118 (the "Company" or "We")
is the operator of the website domain
www.lnmandiya.com
and its related device application (the "Website"). The
Company is licensed and regulated by the Pennsylvania Gaming
Control Board (“PGCB”) for the purposes of operating and offering
real-money Internet-based or mobile application-based interactive gaming
services (hereinafter referred to as the “Gambling Services”
or “Services”).
When you (hereinafter referred to as the “End User” or
“user” or “You”) use the Website, or
Services, these Terms of Service (hereinafter referred to as the “Terms
of Service” or "Agreement") shall apply to such
use.
In addition to this Agreement, the Privacy Policy, which can be found at here (the “Privacy Policy
”) applies to your use of the
Website and the Services, and You should review it prior to any use of the
Website or the Services.
Your use of the Company's Gambling Services is strictly subject to all
additional rules which shall apply to the type of Gambling Services which
You are using, including, but not limited to, the "Bonus Policy",
the "Withdrawal Policy", the "Patron Protection Page", the “Location Verification Terms & Conditions”, and the "House Rules" (together the "Additional Rules") in
each case as updated from time to time. The Privacy Policy and Additional
Rules are incorporated by reference into this Agreement and shall
constitute an integral part thereof.
1. Introduction
• 1.1 By registering with the Company via the
Website and/or by using the Company's Gambling Services via the Website
and/or by marking the "I’m over 21 years of age accept these Terms and
Conditions" box (or any other similar wording), You acknowledge that You
have read Agreement, the Privacy Policy and the Additional Rules and agree
to be bound by this Agreement, the Privacy Policy and the Additional Rules
in their entirety and without reservation. As such, this Agreement
constitutes a binding legal agreement between You and the Company and
together with the Privacy Policy and the Additional Rules which are deemed
to be an integral part hereof, this Agreement shall govern Your use of the
Website and the Gambling Services at all times.
• 1.2 The Company operates the Website and
offers the Services under an Internet Gaming Permit issued by the PGCB.
All Gambling Services transactions between You and the Company must take
place in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
• 1.3 The software offered by the Company’s
licensor, which may be made available in either downloadable or
non-downloadable form (the "Software"), allows You to use
the Gambling Services currently available via the Website. The Company
reserves the right to suspend, modify, remove or add to the Services or
Software in its sole discretion, subject to any statute, regulations or
direction from the PGCB with immediate effect and without notice. The
Company shall not be liable for any loss suffered by You resulting from any
changes made and You shall have no claims against the Company in such
regard.
• 1.4 In respect to your use of the Services,
You may only have one account with the Website for which You will register
using your own legal name. Should You attempt to open more than one
account, under your own name or under any other name We will be entitled to
suspend your account pending investigation, and/or notify the proper
authorities of the suspected activity, which may result in the closure of
all your accounts, and You being barred from future use of the Services.
2. Acceptance of Terms and Conditions
• 2.1 IF YOU DO NOT AGREE TO ANY OF THE
PROVISIONS OF THIS AGREEMENT YOU SHOULD IMMEDIATELY STOP USING THE SOFTWARE
AND REMOVE THE SOFTWARE FROM YOUR COMPUTER AND/OR ANY OTHER APPLICABLE
DEVICE. BY REGISTERING WITH US, USING THE SOFTWARE OR LOGGING ONTO THE
WEBSITE, YOU EXPRESSLY CONSENT TO THE TERMS OF THIS AGREEMENT.
• 2.2 We reserve the right to amend, modify,
update and change any of the terms and conditions of this Agreement
(including any of the Additional Rules) and the Privacy Policy from time to
time and You may be required to accept such changes to this Agreement and
the Privacy Policy in order to continue using the Services.
• 2.3 PLEASE NOTE: We take our responsibilities
in relation to your privacy very seriously and therefore changes to the
Privacy Policy are strictly subject to the modification provisions found
therein.
2.4 Other than in relation to the Privacy Policy, please note that
this Agreement shall prevail in the event of any conflict between this
Agreement and any of the Additional Rules or other documents referred to in
this Agreement. For the avoidance of doubt, the Privacy Policy shall
prevail in the event of any conflict with this Agreement.
2.5 Your attention is drawn to our Privacy Policy found here which
describes how We deal with and protect your personal information. By
accepting these Terms of Service, You are also acknowledging and accepting
the Privacy Policy.
3. Compliance with Laws and Location Verification
• 3.1 Use of the Services is restricted to users
who are playing whilst physically located in the Commonwealth of
Pennsylvania and You consent to us verifying your location for the duration
of your use of the Services.
• 3.2 You acknowledge that You will be
physically within the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania during any
time of play. You shall access the Software and use the Services only via
your own account, You may never access the Software or use the Services by
means of another person's account.
• 3.3 Your account with the Company is solely
for your benefit. You shall not allow anyone (including a relative) to use
your account, password or identity to access or use the Services or the
Software.
• 3.4 Any form of proxy wagering is prohibited.
You shall not engage in, permit, assist or encourage any form of proxy
wagering whether through your account or otherwise. Proxy betting includes
without limitation, using third party software to access or play on the
Website, placing wagers when not located in the Commonwealth of
Pennsylvania, permitting a third party to access, log in or use your
account, using your account to place a wager for or on the behalf of a
third party and depositing or withdrawing funds from your account for or on
behalf of a third party or in conjunction with a third party.
• 3.5 In the event that you are in breach of
clause 3.2, 3.3 or 3.4, or we suspect that you are in breach of clause
3.2, 3.3 or 3.4, we reserve the right to suspend your account void any
wagers which relate to proxy wagering and void any related any related
winnings.
• 3.6 You represent, warrant and agree to ensure
that your use of the Software and the Services will comply at all
times with all applicable laws, statutes and regulations.
• 3.7 You will comply with our requirements in
connection with verifying your physical location at time of play.
• 3.8 We may verify the location of the device on
which You are accessing the Services (the “Device Location Service”).
The Device Location Service relies on WiFi and/or GPS signals to determine
the geographic location of the device on which You are accessing the
Gambling Services. Your device must have WiFi or GPS capability. You will
not be able to play for real money on the Gambling Services from a device
that does not have WiFi or GPS capability, or on which the WiFi or GPS (as
applicable) has been disabled.
Additional terms associated with location verification can be found here:
https://www.lnmandiya.com/legal/verify-id-pa/
• 3.9 The Company shall not be responsible for
any illegal or unauthorized use of the Software and/or the Services by You.
Please consult an attorney if You have any doubts about the legality of
your use of the Software and the Services under the laws of any
jurisdiction that applies to You. By accepting these terms, You agree to
assist the Company, to the extent You are able, with its compliance with
applicable laws and regulations.
•
3.10 Under no circumstances will We nor any of our affiliates or
third party service providers and their respective affiliates be
responsible or liable in any respect for any losses You may incur as a
result of Your location not being able to be properly verified for any
reason. By using the Gambling Services, You understand and agree that
such responsibility or liability is borne exclusively by You.
4. Permitted Participation
• 4.1 No one under the age of 21 (individuals 21
or older referred to herein as "Legally of Age") may
download the Software or use the Services under any circumstances and any
person not Legally of Age who downloads the Software or uses the Services
will be in breach of the terms of this Agreement and the laws of the
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. It is a criminal offense to allow a person
who is not Legally of Age to participate in Internet wagering in the
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Anyone who facilitates someone not Legally
of Age to use the Services has committed a criminal offense and shall be
prohibited from using the Services. The Company reserves the right to
request proof of age at any stage, to verify that persons not Legally of
Age are not using the Services. The Company will terminate a person's
account and exclude a person from using the Software or the Services if
proof of age is not provided or if the Company has reasonably grounds to
believe that a person using the Software or the Services is not Legally of
Age. Any initial deposits made by a player in such account shall be
returned within 60 business days of cancellation, subject to PGCB approval
if required. The Company reserves its discretion with respect to the refund
of any Bonuses or winning funds provided to or gained by the player.
• 4.2 You hereby explicitly consent that We may
verify your registration details, such as your name, physical address where
You reside, your date of birth, Social Security Number, your driver
license, passport identification, and/or other governmental issued
identification documents to confirm your identity and that You are
Legally of Age. We reserve the right to verify that You have not been
previously self-excluded with the PGCB or from any of the Company’s or its
affiliates operations. By requesting certain documents, We reserve the
right to verify your information, including your e-mail address and payment
methods used, at any time. Requested documents shall include, but are not
limited to, (a) an identity card such as a driver license, (b) proof of
address such as a utility bill, and (c) proof of payment method, and can be
uploaded through the Website’s Cashier. At the Company’s reasonable
discretion, We may request notarized document copies, meaning the documents
must be stamped and attested to by a Notary Public. In the event our request
for documents is not completed by You to the Company’s satisfaction, the
Company will restrict the account and withhold any funds that are present
therein. Company reserves its discretion with respect to the refund of any
Bonuses or winning funds provided to or gained by the player. Should the
documents fail our internal security check (for example, if We have
reasonable grounds to believe that the documents have been tampered with,
or are in any way provided to mislead or misrepresent), Company shall be
under no obligation to accept such documents as valid, and shall be under
no obligation to provide feedback on the exact nature of our findings with
regards to the documents.
• 4.3 You hereby explicitly consent to the
Company performing background checks on any user and request any relevant
documentation for any reason, including, but not limited to, any
investigation into the identity of the user any credit checks performed on
the member, or any inquiries into the member's personal history. The basis
for such investigations will be dependent on the specific case, but could
include, but is not limited to, verification of the user’s registration
details, such as the name, address and age, verification of the user’s
financial transactions, financial standing and/or gaming activity. The
Company shall be under no obligation to advise the user of such an
investigation taking place. Such activities may include the use of specific
third party companies who perform the investigations as required. The
Company may decide, at its reasonable discretion, to terminate a user’s
account, and withhold all funds, on the basis that such an investigation
provides a negative or uncertain conclusion.
• 4.4
Interactive Gaming Wagering Restrictions:
Casino Employees with Principal or Key License, Gaming Permit and
Non-Gaming Registration - An individual whose job duties include
interactive gaming and who holds a license, permit or registration and is
currently employed by or is a principal of Harrah’s Philadelphia or Caesars
Entertainment Inc. may not place wagers on web sites offered by or
associated with Harrah’s Philadelphia. The licensed, permitted or
registered individual shall wait at least 30 days following the date that
the individual is no longer employed in a position that includes
interactive gaming job duties before the individual may wager on web sites
offered by or associated with the interactive certificate holder.
Interactive Gaming Operator Employees with Principal or Key License, Gaming
Permit and Non-Gaming Registration - An individual who holds a license,
permit or registration and is currently employed by or is a principal
William Hill U.S. Holdco or 888 Atlantic Ltd. may not wager on web sites
operated by William Hill U.S. Holdco. The licensed, permitted or registered
individual shall wait at least 30 days following the date that the
individual is no longer employed by the interactive gaming operator before
the individual may wager on web sites operated by the interactive gaming
operator.
Interactive Gaming Manufacturer & Supplier Employees -Principal or Key
License, Gaming Permit and Non-Gaming Registration - an individual whose
job duties include interactive gaming and who holds a license, permit or
registration and is currently employed by or is a principal of an
interactive manufacturer or interactive supplier may not wager on web sites
associated with interactive certificate holders in this Commonwealth that
offer games or use equipment manufactured, supplied, developed or
programmed by the interactive manufacturer or interactive supplier.
• 4.5 All employees, consultants, directors,
officers, agents of Company and its affiliated entities shall comply with
the Human Resources policies of the Company prior to any use of Services.
• 4.6 You have the right to set responsible
gaming limits and to self exclude from the Services as detailed in the
Patron Protection Page.
5. Information Technology/Intellectual Property
• 5.1 The Company hereby grants You the
non-exclusive, non-transferable, non-sub-licensable right to install and
use the Software and all content derived from the Software, including, but
not limited to, the copyright and all other intellectual property rights
therein, in connection with the Services in accordance with this Agreement.
You may install the Software on a hard disk or other storage device and may
make back-up copies of the Software, provided that such back-up copies are
used only by You in connection with the Services through a computer of
which You are the principal user. The Software's code, structure and
organization are protected by intellectual property rights. Without limiting
the generality of the foregoing, You must not: (a) copy, redistribute,
publish, reverse engineer, decompile, disassemble, modify, translate or
make any attempt to access the source code to create derivate works of the
source code, or otherwise; (b) sell, assign, sublicense, transfer,
distribute, lease or grant a security interest in the Software; (c) make
the Software available to any third party through a computer network or
otherwise; (d) export the Software to any country (whether by physical or
electronic means); (e) collect, compile, aggregate, display, market, sell
or otherwise distribute data or statistics obtained from the Services or
Software; or (f) use the Software in a manner prohibited by applicable
laws, regulations and/or this Agreement (together the "Prohibited
Activities").
End User will be solely liable for any damages, costs or expenses arising
out of or in connection with the commission of any Prohibited Activities.
You shall notify the Company immediately upon becoming aware of the
commission by any person of any of the Prohibited Activities and shall
provide the Company with reasonable assistance with any investigations it
may conduct in light of the information provided by You in this respect.
• 5.2 The brand names relating to the Website
and Services including, but not limited to, “WORLD SERIES OF POKER”,
“WSOP”, “www.lnmandiya.com”, “WSOP.com” and any other trademarks, service marks,
trade names, domain names and logos used by the Company are owned by the
Company, its affiliated entities, or its licensors with respect to the
Services regardless of the platform (hereinafter referred to as the
"Trademarks") and the Company, its affiliated entities and
licensors (as applicable) reserve all rights to such Trademarks. End User
shall not use the Trademarks, or any confusingly similar marks except as
expressly permitted herein.
• 5.3 In addition to the rights to its
Trademarks, the Company or one of its affiliated entities and/or its
licensors and/or its service providers own the rights in all other content
including, but not limited to, the Software, games, images, pictures,
graphics, photographs, animations, videos, music, audio and text available
via the Software or on the Website or in connection with the Services (the
"Site Content"). The Site Content is protected by copyright
and/or other intellectual property rights. The End User shall not modify
any of the Site Content and shall not copy, distribute, transmit, display,
perform, reproduce, publish, license, create derivative works from,
transfer or sell any Site Content or information or work contained in the
Software or on the Website or used in connection with the Services, except
as expressly permitted herein.
• 5.4 You hereby acknowledge that by using the
Services or the Software You obtain no rights in the Trademarks or the Site
Content and You may only use the same in complete accordance with this
Agreement.
• 5.5 You agree not to upload, post, email,
transmit or otherwise make available through the Services or on the Website
any material or information that infringes any copyright, trademark, trade
secret, patent, right of privacy, right of publicity or other right of any
person or entity, or impersonates any other person.
• 5.6 Notice and Procedure for Making Claims of
Copyright or Intellectual Property Infringement:
The Company respects the intellectual property rights of others and
requires users of the Services and the Website to do the same. The Company
may in its sole discretion immediately remove or disable any content or
suspend or terminate the account of any user that is found to have
infringed on the rights of the Company or of a third party, or that has
otherwise violated any intellectual property laws or regulations, or any of
the terms and conditions of this Agreement. The Company will, in
appropriate circumstances, terminate the accounts of repeat infringers. If
You believe any material available on the Website infringes upon a
copyright, or otherwise violates your intellectual property rights, You
should notify the Company’s Copyright Agent by providing the following
information:
(a) Identify the copyrighted work or other intellectual property that You
claim has been infringed;
(b) Identify the material on the Website that may be an infringement with
enough detail so that We may locate it on the Website;
(c) A statement by You indicating a good faith belief that the disputed use
is not authorized by the copyright owner, its agent, or the law;
(d) A statement by You declaring under penalty of perjury that (a) the
above information in your notice is accurate, and (b) that You are the
owner of the copyright interest involved or that You are authorized to act
on behalf of that owner;
(e) Your address, telephone number, and email address; and
(f) Your physical or electronic signature.
The Company’s designated agent for notices of claims of copyright or other
intellectual property infringement is:
William Hill U.S. Holdco, Inc.
Attn: Copyright Agent
6325 S Rainbow Drive Ste 100Las Vegas, NV 89118
(702) 407-6300 (phone)
(702) 407-6420 (fax)
[email protected]
(email)
6. Your Representations and Undertakings
In consideration of the rights granted to You to use the Services and the
Software, You represent, warrant, covenant and affirm that:
• 6.1 As the End User, You are Legally of Age,
as defined in this Agreement, of sound mind and capable of taking
responsibility for your own actions.
• 6.2 All details provided by You to the Company
either during the registration process or at any time thereafter, including
as part of any payment deposit transaction are true, current, correct,
complete and match the full name(s) on the credit/debit card(s) or other
payment accounts including payment via the automatic clearing house (ACH)
or commonly referred to as “E-Checks” to be used to deposit or receive
funds in your account. You shall ensure that funds deposited into an
interactive gaming account from a financial institution shall not be
transferred out of the interactive gaming account to a different financial
institution and ensure You have sufficient available funds prior to
conducting any wagering activities. The Company does not extend credit to
any player for any reason for wagering or playing or any related activities
on the Website. You will promptly notify us of any changes to details
previously provided by You to the Company. From time to time You may be
requested to provide us with certain documents to verify the details of any
credit card (which includes without limitation pre-paid cards) and/or any
debit card used by You to deposit money to your account. Depending on the
outcome of these verification checks You may or may not be permitted to
deposit further monies with the credit card (which includes without
limitation pre-paid cards) and/or any debit card previously used by You.
Should any of the information that You provide to us be untrue, inaccurate,
misleading or otherwise incomplete, You will be in breach of this Agreement
and We reserve the right to terminate your account immediately and/or
prevent You from using the Software or the Services, in addition to any
other action that We may choose to take. You shall not transfer any funds
to any other player or account holder.
• 6.3 You shall be fully responsible for any
activities undertaken on your account by a third party. You will not reveal
your account username or password to any person and You shall take all
steps to ensure that such details are not revealed to any person. You shall
inform us immediately if You suspect that your account is being used by a
third party and/or any third party has access to your account username or
password so that We may investigate such matter, and You will cooperate with
us, as We may request, in the course of such investigation.
• 6.4 As the End User, You are responsible for
the security of your username and password on your own computer and any
device on which the Software is or may be accessible including an internet
access location. If this username password combination is “hacked” from your
computer, due to any virus or malware that may be present on the computer
that You access your account with, this is your responsibility. You should
report any possible hacking attempts or security breaches from your
computer terminal immediately to the Company. It is the End User’s
responsibility to configure your client terminal’s auto lock feature to
protect your client terminal from unauthorised use.
• 6.5 As the End User, You have verified and
determined that your use of the Services does not violate any laws or
regulations of any jurisdiction. You fully understand that any violations
of the interactive gaming regulations (Title 58, Part VII) are subject to
the penalties provided in the act and may result in criminal prosecution
under 18 Pa.C.S. (relating to Crimes Code). In addition, You fully
understand the methods, rules and procedures of the Services and Internet
gambling in general. You understand that it is your responsibility to ensure
the details of bets and games are correct. You will not commit any acts or
display any conduct that damages the reputation of the Company.
• 6.6 As the End User, You are fully aware that
there is a risk of losing money when gambling by means of the Services and
You are fully responsible for any such loss. You agree that your use of the
Services is at your sole option, discretion and risk. In relation to any
loss, You shall have no claims whatsoever against the Company or any
company within the same group of companies as the Company or their
respective directors, officers, employees, service providers, agents, or any
affiliates of any of the foregoing.
• 6.7 As the End User, You acknowledge that by
registering and using the Services You have to provide the Company with
certain personal details about yourself (including details regarding your
methods of payment). The Company shall handle all information provided by
You diligently and shall not disclose such information to third parties
except as provided for in the Privacy Policy. We urge You to read the
Privacy Policy to ensure that You agree with our policies in relation to
how your information is handled.
• 6.8 You acknowledge that the Software includes
features provided by third parties which may be installed on your device as
part of the Software and which may be automatically updated from time to
time. Amongst others, such features may access your hand history which is
stored on your own device, for the purpose of providing You with certain
promotions and notifications. You may elect not to enable recording of your
hand history or to uninstall the feature.
• 6.9 As the End User, You agree to use the
Website, Services and Software in complete accordance with the terms and
conditions of this Agreement and each of the Additional Rules, as amended
from time to time, and shall abide by all rules and instructions for
playing the games that comprise the Services.
• 6.10 You are solely responsible for all taxes
and tax reporting to any relevant governmental, taxation or other authority
on any winnings paid to You by the Company or any other related or
affiliated entity, subject to applicable local, state and/or federal tax
regulations.
• 6.11 As the End User, You are solely responsible
for any telecommunication network and Internet access services and costs,
other consents and permissions required in connection with your use of the
Software and the Services. In case of any disconnection or interference
with the connection or any alteration to your system made by You, the
Company may not guarantee that the Software shall recall your exact status
prior to the disconnection event.
• 6.12 As the End User, You shall use the Services
and the Software only in good faith towards both the Company and the other
players using the Services. In the event that the Company deems You have
been using the Services or the Software in violation of any applicable law
and/or to cause direct or indirect harm or injury to the Company or any
person using the Services, the Company shall have the right, subject to any
applicable law, to terminate your account with the Services and any other
accounts You may hold with the Company and the Company shall be entitled to
retain all monies therein. You hereby expressly waive any future claims
against the Company in such regard, subject to any applicable laws.
• 6.13 As the End User, You acknowledge and agree
that should You choose to self-exclude, as provided for by regulation, from
the Services operated by the Company or its affiliates, You shall not be
permitted to open or use a new account with any other website operated by
the Company or use the Services during your selected self-exclusion period,
until such self-exclusion has been lifted and the original account reopened.
In the event You are in breach of the foregoing, the Company will suspend
any new account You open with another website operated by the Company,
refund any funds You may deposit (or have previously deposited) therein,
and shall not be liable to refund You any funds You may have wagered or won
through such account.
· 6.14 You hereby grant the Company and/or the PGCB
your consent to monitor and record your wagering communications and
geographic location information at all times and You shall have no claims
against the Company in such regard.
· 6.15 You acknowledge that in relation to
peer-to-peer gaming, You may be at a disadvantage in relation to other
players as a result of technical issues, such as slower network speeds or
slower end user device performance.
· 6.16 You shall not engage in any screen scraping,
web scraping or otherwise collecting or extracting (manually or via
automated processes) third party data from the Website for any purpose.
7. Prohibited Uses of the Sites and Services
• 7.1 Illegal Funds and Unlawful Activities: As the End
User, You declare that the source of funds used by You for gambling on the
Website is not illegal and that You will not use the Services in any way as
a money transfer system. You will not use the Services for any unlawful or
fraudulent activity or prohibited transaction (including money laundering)
under U.S Federal laws and/or the laws of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania,
the Regulations of the PGCB and/or any directives or instructions of the
PGCB. If the Company has reasonable grounds to believe that You may be
engaging in or have engaged in fraudulent, unlawful or improper activity
including, without limitation, money laundering activities, or conduct
otherwise in violation of this Agreement, your access to the Services may be
terminated immediately and/or your account suspended.
We are under no obligation to accept any explanation provided by You as to
the receipt of fraudulent funds. If your account is terminated or
suspended in such circumstances, the Company is under no obligation to
refund You any funds that may be in your account, subject to approval of
the PGCB. In addition to terminating your access to the Services and/or
suspend your account, the Company reserves the right to prevent You from
accessing any of the Company's other websites or servers, or accessing any
other services offered by the Company. The Company shall be entitled to
inform relevant authorities, other online service providers and banks,
credit card companies, electronic payment providers or other financial
institutions (together "Interested Third Parties") of your
identity and of any suspected unlawful, fraudulent or improper activity. In
the interests of fair play it is prohibited to utilize any recognized
betting techniques to circumvent the standard house edge in our games. If
the game play on your account indicates that You are using such betting
techniques We shall immediately suspend the account and retain any funds in
said account. As the End User, You agree to cooperate fully with the
Company to investigate any and all such activity.
• 7.2 Circumvention: We have developed and employ
sophisticated proprietary technology intended to seek out and identify
users making fraudulent or unlawful use of the Services or Software. You
shall not break into, access or attempt to break into or access or
otherwise circumvent the Company's security measures. If the Company
reasonably believes, that You are in breach of this clause, the Company may
terminate your access to the Services immediately and/or have your account
terminated or suspended, pending investigation, and/or notify the proper
authorities of the suspected activity, which may result in the closure of
all your accounts, and You being barred from future use of the Services.
The Company reserves the right to inform Interested Third Parties of your
breach. If your account is terminated or suspended in such circumstances,
the Company is under no obligation to refund You any of the funds that may
be in your account, with such funds being forfeited by You, subject to PGCB
approval. In addition to terminating your access to the Services and/or
suspending your account, the Company reserves the right to prevent You from
accessing any of the Company's other websites or servers, or accessing any
other properties or services offered by the Company.
• 7.3 Software Aids: You may not use any software program, robot or
external aid, which is endowed with artificial intelligence (regardless of
whether You are actually using the Software). Examples of such prohibited
tools, software and external aids are: (i) tools and services that allow
for any type of collusion between players, such as showing cards, (ii)
tools that assist players to select games in accordance with player
identity, (iii) tools or websites that reveal and share information about
other players against their will, such as game statistics and overall
earnings, (iv) any type of tool that performs any action on behalf of a
player at the table, (v) any tool or program that collects information
about other players at the tables in the player’s absence, (vi) any tool or
program that provides game advice in real time based on the actions of the
other players at the table; or (vii) any software program or external aid
which, in our opinion, enables You to find a seat at a poker table or
automatically seats You at a poker table (collectively “Software Aids”). We
constantly review the use of the Services in order to detect the use of
Software Aids and in the event that We deem it has been used, Company
reserves the right to take any action We deem fit, including immediately
suspending access to the Services to the offending user and terminating
such user's account. If your account is terminated or suspended in such
circumstances, the Company is under no obligation to refund You any of the
funds that may be in your account, with such funds being forfeited by You,
subject to PGCB approval. In addition to terminating your access to the
Services and/or suspending your account, the Company reserves the right to
prevent You from accessing any of the Company's other websites or servers,
or accessing any other properties or services offered by the Company.
• 7.4 Intentional Disconnection: You may not intentionally
disconnect from a game while playing on the Website. If, in the Company's
reasonable belief, You are in breach of this clause, the Company may
terminate your access to the Services immediately and/or have your account
suspended. The Company shall be under no obligation to refund You any
monies that may be in your account, with such funds being forfeited by You,
subject to PGCB approval. In addition to terminating your access to the
Services and/or suspending your account, the Company reserves the right to
prevent You from accessing any of the Company's other websites or servers,
or accessing any other properties or services offered by the Company.
• 7.5 If We have reasonable grounds to believe that an
account or group of accounts are operating systematically in order to gain
an advantage over another player or to commit an act in bad faith in
relation to other players or the Company – for example employing specific
wagering techniques to disadvantage other players or wagering as a group,
the Company shall have the right to suspend or terminate all accounts and
in such circumstances, the Company shall be under no obligation to refund
You any funds that may be in your account, with such funds being forfeited
by You, subject to PGCB approval.
• 7.6 The Company will not provide any information to You
with regards to investigations or any subsequent outcome which it conducts
into your use of the Services.
8. Your Account
• 8.1 Your account is for your sole personal use
only and shall not be used for any professional, business or commercial
purpose.
• 8.2 Company shall not be responsible for any
third party access to your account. Under no circumstances shall the
Company be liable for any losses incurred by You as a result of misuse of
your password by any person or for any unauthorized access to your account.
All transactions where your username and password have been entered
correctly will be regarded as valid whether or not authorized by You.
• 8.3 Monies held in your account shall not gain
any monetary interest.
• 8.4 If You do not 'log on'
to your account by inserting your account name and password for any period
of twenty-four consecutive months, your Account will be considered a
“dormant account” and We reserve the right to notify You that You have not
logged onto your account for such time. If You do not log onto your
account by inserting your account name and password for an additional
twelve consecutive months from the date that your account has become a
“dormant account”, We reserve the right to notify You, that You have not
logged onto your account for such time. If You do not log onto your
account by inserting your account name and password for a period 60 days
following such notification by the Company any funds remaining on deposit
and any pending wagers (if applicable) shall be forfeited by You and We
shall terminate your account.
• 8.5 We reserve the right to limit or refuse
any bet, stake or other wager made by You or through your account.
• 8.6 You may not sell or attempt to sell or
otherwise transfer any chips, bonuses or any other related items to any
other individual or entity. If Company finds evidence of such a sale or
attempt sale, Company may terminate your account. If your account is
terminated or suspended in such circumstances, the Company is under no
obligation to refund You all the funds that may be in your account, with
such funds being forfeited by You, subject
to PGCB approval.
• 8.7 Where the Software uses a third party
application interface, not all the information relating to your past
gambling activities will be displayed online.
• 8.8 If You have a child who is not Legally of
Age, You must take special care to ensure that they do not access the
Services via your devices.
• 8.9
Changing or Resetting Your Password
And Strong Authentication
If You have forgotten your password, You may reset it by selecting
“Forgot/Change Password” from the login screen, providing your username,
and answering the security question with which You are prompted. You will
receive an email within 72 hours containing a link to reset your password.
You can also change your password by logging into your account, selecting
“My Profile” from the menu, and choosing “My Account. From there, You can
choose a new password, and click “Save Changes” to complete the process.
You may elect to activate a “two step authentication on log in” (“Strong
Authentication”) protection for your account. Once enabled, Strong
Authentication will apply each time You log in to your account, until You
choose to disable the feature. To activate Strong Authentication click on
the “Personal Details” tab on the “My Account” page and then click on the
“Security” tab.
Following your activation of the “strong authentication” log in protection,
each time You have provided the correct username and password to log into
your account, You will be sent a token which You must provide correctly on
the log in page in order to access your account. The last token which is
sent to You will be valid for the strong authentication.
In accordance with the PGCB’s requirements, You are required to log into
your account using Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA). MFA applies every 14
days to each device which You use to log into your account.
Please note that we may provide You with a token in any manner which the
PGCB permits. In order to make your login process smoother, we recommend
that You save cookies from the Site.
You may email [email protected]at any time if You require
assistance.
• 8.10 Account, Game History and Bet History
You can obtain account and game history by logging into your account on
WSOP.com and
(i) from your PC client, choose "My Profile" and then select "Game History"
to view the results of games You have played; or (ii) from your mobile
device, You will be able to visually replay the hands You have played on
your current table by clicking the "Replay" icon.
Selecting “Account Statement” will allow You to generate reports showing
all transaction and game play detail.
9. Payment Transactions and Payment Fraud
• 9.1 Each user of the Service is fully
responsible for paying all monies owed to the Company. You agree that You
will not make or attempt to make any charge-backs, and/or deny or reverse
any payment that You have made and You will reimburse the Company for any
charge-backs, denial or reversal of payments You make and any loss suffered
by the Company as a consequence thereof. The Company may, cease to provide
the Services or withhold payment to certain users or to users paying with
certain credit cards.
• 9.2 Company reserves the right to use third
party electronic payment processors and/or financial institutions to
process payments made by and to You in connection with your use of the
Services. To the extent that they do not conflict with the terms of this
Agreement, You agree to be bound by the terms and conditions of such third
party electronic payment processors and/or financial institutions.
• 9.3 In the case of suspected or fraudulent
payment, including use of stolen credit cards, or any other fraudulent
activity (including any charge-back or other reversal of a payment or
dispute or fraud relating to ACH/e-checks), Company reserves the right to
suspend or terminate a user's account, reverse any pay-out made and recover
any winnings. Company shall be entitled to inform any relevant authorities
or entities (including credit reference agencies) of any payment fraud or
otherwise unlawful activity, and may employ collection services to recover
payments. However, under no circumstances shall the Company be liable for
any unauthorized use of credit cards and/or debit cards, irrespective of
whether or not the credit cards and/or debit cards were reported stolen.
• 9.4 All payments into your account must be
from a single payment source, such as a credit card, debit card, charge
card or ACH/e-check on which You are a named account holder.
• 9.5 We reserve the right to charge You fees
for handling your deposits and withdrawals to and from your account as may
be detailed in the "Cashier" from time to time.
10. Bonuses
• 10.1 All promotions, bonuses or special offers
are subject to the Company’s Bonus Policy located here and
promotion-specific terms and conditions if applicable, and any bonus
credited to your account must be used in adherence with such terms and
conditions. We reserve the right to withdraw or amend any promotion, bonus
or special offer at any time.
• 10.2 In the event that the Company believes a
user of the Service is abusing or attempting to abuse a bonus or other
promotion, or is likely to benefit through abuse or lack of good faith from
a gambling policy adopted by the Company, then the Company may, deny,
withhold or withdraw from any user any bonus, offer or promotion, or
rescind any policy with respect to that user, either temporarily or
permanently, or terminate that user's access to the Services and/or suspend
that user's account.
• 10.3 The opening of multiple accounts on the
Website or on any other sites owned and/or operated by the Company in bad
faith shall be considered an abusive behavior.
• 10.4 A players account is made up of both
Available Funds (those that can be used in any applicable game or withdrawn
subject to the Withdrawal Policy) and Restricted Funds (the total of bonus
funds that have not yet met the wagering requirement and any winnings
associated with such bonus funds).
Please note that your deposit may not reach your account immediately, but
may take a number of days until such deposit is processed by your payment
processor and reaches your account. Until such time, such deposit shall not
be considered as Available Funds.
• 10.5 If You have both Available Funds and
Restricted Funds in your account, the next wager You make will use Available
Funds first. Restricted Funds will only be used once your Available Funds
balance is zero. The foregoing will not apply to your use of free spins and
Tournament Tickets, which You can use at any time.
• 10.5 In the event that the Company reasonably
believes that You have been taking unfair advantage of the Company's
bonuses or have executed any other act in bad faith in relation to a bonus
promotion offered on the Website or on any other sites owned and/or
operated by the Company, the Company shall have the right to suspend or
terminate your accounts with the Company and in such circumstances, the
Company shall be under no obligation to refund You any bonus funds or
winnings that may be in your accounts according to applicable regulation.
11. Obligations of the Company
• 11.1 The Company has no obligation to check
whether users are using the Services in accordance with this Agreement or
the Additional Rules, as updated from time to time.
• 11.2 Company may investigate or pursue
complaints made by a player against any other player using the Services and
may take any action in connection therewith, or take any action against a
player for any reason, including without limitation for violating the terms
of this Agreement. The Company may take appropriate action against any
person it suspects of engaging in any unlawful behavior or otherwise
violating the terms of this Agreement, but is under no obligation to do so.
• 11.3 The Company has no obligation to maintain
account names or passwords. If You misplace, forget or lose your account
name or password because of anything other than the Company's negligence,
the Company shall not be liable.
• 11.4 The Company shall handle all personal
information provided by You strictly in accordance with our Privacy Policy.
12. Dispute Resolution
12.1 Dispute Resolution Mechanism Between Players
• 12.1.1 In case of any dispute raised between users
and related directly to the Services, the Company shall make reasonable
efforts to assist the users for the sake of reaching a quick and amicable
solution; such discussions shall not be public and shall be conducted
privately. The users shall promptly attempt to resolve through good faith
discussions any dispute or disagreement between them relating to their use
of the Services, each of the users may escalate the dispute or
disagreement, first to the customer support team; if the customer support
team fails to reach an understanding within 7 days of the matter being
referred to the customer support team, the matter may be escalated to their
managers.
• 12.1.2 If the dispute is not resolved according to
the process described above, Company may refer the dispute to arbitration
in accordance with this Agreement but will not initiate such proceedings
for the resolution of the dispute until the earlier of: (a) the customer
support team managers joint written conclusion that amicable resolution
through continued negotiation is unlikely; or (b) 30 days after the matter
was escalated to the managers.
• 12.1.3 Dispute Resolution. Subject to the
escalation process set forth above, any dispute under this Agreement shall
be referred to and resolved in accordance with following provisions:
- 12.1.3.1 Company, may apply to courts having jurisdiction
in the matter to obtain an injunction to prevent disclosure of its
confidential information.
- 12.1.3.2 In relation to any and all disputes between users,
You accept and agree that a random number generator will determine the
randomly generated events required in connection with the Services and
where the result shown on the Software (as installed and operated by your
hardware) conflicts with the result shown on our server, the result shown
on our server shall in all circumstances take precedence. You understand
and agree that the Company records shall be the final authority in
determining the terms of your use of the Services and the Company is not
required to consider any dispute You may have with regard to the Company's
decisions in such matters. This provision does not prejudice any rights or
remedies You may have at law or in equity.
The proceedings contemplated by this clause shall be as confidential and
private as permitted by law. To that end, the parties shall not disclose
the existence, content or results of any proceeding conducted in accordance
with this clause, and materials submitted in connection with such
proceedings shall not be admissible in any other proceeding, provided,
however, that this confidentiality provision shall not prevent a petition
to vacate or enforce an award, and shall not bar disclosures required by
law.
• 12.1.4 This provision does not prejudice any rights
or remedies You may have at law or in equity. You hereby consent to the
jurisdiction of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania to resolve any disputes
arising out of the Gambling Services in such case the hearing shall become
public.
12.2 Disputes With The Company
• In relation to any and all disputes between users and
the Company, You accept and agree that a random number generator will
determine the randomly generated events required in connection with the
Services and where the result shown on the Software (as installed and
operated by your hardware) conflicts with the result shown on our server,
the result shown on our server shall in all circumstances take precedence.
You understand and agree that (without prejudice to your other rights and
remedies) the Company records shall be the final authority in determining
the terms of your use of the Services and You shall have no right to
dispute the Company's decisions in regard to such matters.
12.3 All Disputes
• 12.3.1 All claims or disputes should be raised with
the customer service department at [email protected], and we shall respond
to the user within 7 business days of our receipt.
• 12.3.2 In the event that You have exhausted all
reasonable means in resolving a complaint which You may have in relation to
the Services, You may utilize the PGCB’s Internet Dispute Form which may be
found on the PGCB website. For more information, please see
here
.
· 12.3.3 You agree to provide the Company with all the
relevant information or evidence which the Company reasonably requires to
review your claim or dispute.
• 12.3.4 You hereby consent to the jurisdiction of
the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania to resolve any disputes arising out of the
Gambling Services or use of the Website.
13. NO WARRANTY
• 13.1 THE SERVICES AND THE SOFTWARE ARE PROVIDED
"AS IS". THE COMPANY MAKES NO WARRANTY OR REPRESENTATION, WHETHER EXPRESS
OR IMPLIED (WHETHER BY LAW, STATUTE OR OTHERWISE) INCLUDING, BUT NOT
LIMITED TO, IMPLIED WARRANTIES AND CONDITIONS OF MERCHANTABILITY,
SATISFACTORY QUALITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, COMPLETENESS OR
ACCURACY OF THE SERVICES OR THE SOFTWARE OR INFRINGEMENT OF APPLICABLE LAWS
AND REGULATIONS. THE ENTIRE RISK AS TO THE USE, QUALITY AND PERFORMANCE OF
THE SOFTWARE LIES WITH YOU.
• 13.2 THE COMPANY MAKES NO WARRANTY THAT THE
SOFTWARE OR SERVICES WILL MEET YOUR REQUIREMENTS, BE UNINTERRUPTED, TIMELY,
SECURE OR ERROR-FREE, THAT DEFECTS WILL BE CORRECTED, OR THAT THE SOFTWARE
OR THE SERVER THAT MAKES IT AVAILABLE ARE FREE OF VIRUSES OR BUGS OR
REPRESENTS THE FULL FUNCTIONALITY, ACCURACY, RELIABILITY OF THE MATERIALS
OR AS TO RESULTS OR THE ACCURACY OF ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED BY YOU THROUGH
THE SERVICES.
• 13.3 A MALFUNCTION VOIDS ALL PAYS. IN THE EVENT
OF SYSTEMS OR COMMUNICATIONS ERRORS OR MALFUNCTIONS, BUGS OR VIRUSES
RELATING TO ACCOUNT SETTLEMENT OR OTHER ELEMENTS OF THE SERVICES OR
RESULTING IN LOSS OF DATA OR WINNINGS OR BONUSES OR ANYTHING ANALGOUS
THERETO BY YOU OR ANY OTHER DAMAGE TO YOUR COMPUTER EQUIPMENT OR SOFTWARE,
THE COMPANY SHALL IN NO WAY BE LIABLE TO YOU AND THE COMPANY SHALL VOID ALL
GAMES IN QUESTION AND PAYMENTS (WHENEVER SUCH SYSTEMS OR COMMUNICATIONS
ERRORS OR MALFUNCTIONS, BUGS OR VIRUSES ARE DISCOVERED) IN RELATION
THERETO AND MAY TAKE ANY OTHER ACTION TO CORRECT SUCH ERRORS EXCEPT THAT
THE COMPANY IS NOT REQUIRED TO PROVIDE ANY BACK UP NETWORK AND/OR SYSTEMS
OR SIMILAR SERVICES.
• 13.4 IF YOU RECEIVE ANY WINNINGS OR BONUSES (OR
ANY OTHER SIMILAR BENEFIT) (“BENEFITS”) AS A RESULT OF ANY
ERROR MADE BY THE COMPANY OR ON THE COMPANY'S BEHALF (WHETHER TECHNICAL OR
MANUAL) IN CALCULATING, ALLOCATING OR DISTRIBUTING BENEFITS, WE MAY VOID THE
BENEFITS AND, TO THE EXTENT THAT YOU HAVE ALREADY RECEIVED OR BEEN CREDITED
WITH A PAYMENT IN RESPECT OF THE SAME, YOU WILL REPAY THAT AMOUNT TO US OR
WE MAY DEDUCT IT FROM YOUR ACCOUNT.
• 13.5 THE COMPANY SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY
ACTS OR OMISSIONS MADE BY YOUR INTERNET SERVICE PROVIDER OR OTHER THIRD
PARTY WITH WHOM YOU HAVE CONTRACTED TO GAIN ACCESS TO THE SERVER THAT HOSTS
THE SITE.
14. Limitations of Liability
End User acknowledges and agrees that:
• 14.1 You are free to choose whether to use the
Services and do so at your sole option, discretion and risk.
• 14.2 Neither the Company, its affiliated
companies or any third party service provider (the "Affiliates")
or its third party licensors shall be liable to You or any third party in
contract, tort, negligence, or otherwise for any loss or damage whatsoever
arising from or in any way connected with your use or any third party's use
of the Software or the Services, whether direct or indirect, including,
without limitation, damage for loss of business, loss of profits (including
loss of or failure to receive anticipated winnings), business interruption,
loss of business information, or any other pecuniary or consequential loss
(even where We have been notified by You of the possibility of such loss or
damage).
• 14.3 Neither the Company nor its Affiliates or
its third party licensors shall be liable in contract, tort, negligence, or
otherwise for any loss or damage whatsoever arising from or in any way
connected with your use of any link contained on the Website or otherwise
via the Services. The Company, its Affiliates and its third party licensors
are not responsible for the content contained on any Internet site linked
to or from the Website or otherwise via the Services.
• 14.4 The Company, its Affiliates and its third
party licensors shall not be liable to You or any third party for any
modification to, suspension of or discontinuance of the Software or the
Services.
• 14.5 In the event that the Software or Services
fails to operate correctly as a result of, but not limited to, any delay or
interruption in operation or transmission, any loss or corruption of data
or communication or lines failure, any person's misuse of the Website,
Services, or their respective content, or any error or omission in content
or any other factors beyond our control:
(a) the Company, its Affiliates and its third party licensors will not be
responsible for any loss, including loss of winnings, that may result from
the circumstances detailed in the paragraph above; and (b) if any such
errors result in an increase in winnings owed or paid to You, You shall not
be entitled to the winnings falling within such increase. You shall
immediately inform the Company of the error and shall repay any winnings
credited to your account in error to the Company (as directed by the
Company) or the Company may, in its discretion, deduct an amount equal to
those winnings from your account or set off such amount against any money
owed to You by the Company.
• 14.6 Nothing in this Agreement will operate so
as to exclude any liability of the Company for fraud, death or personal
injury that is caused by the Company's negligence.
15. Breach of Terms and Conditions
• 15.1 As the End User, You agree to fully
indemnify, defend and hold the Company, its Affiliates, third party service
providers and licensors and their respective companies, and their
respective officers, directors and employees harmless immediately on demand
from and against all claims, demands, liabilities, damages, losses, costs
and expenses, including legal fees and any other charges whatsoever,
howsoever caused, that may arise as a result of:
(a) any breach of this Agreement by You;
(b) any violation by You of any law or the rights of any third party;
(c) any use by You of the Services or Software or use by any other person
accessing the Services or Software using your user identification, whether
or not with your authorization; or
(d) any acceptance of any winnings.
• 15.2 In addition to any other remedy available
to the Company, as the End User, if You breach any of the terms and
conditions of this Agreement or any Additional Terms or the Company has
reasonable grounds for suspecting that You have breached the terms and
conditions of this Agreement, or any Additional Terms, your winnings may be
forfeited at the discretion of the Company and the Company may retain any
positive balance then existing in your account on account of any damages or
other amounts owed by You to the Company pending investigation and/or the
conclusion of any legal proceedings. Failure to comply with this Agreement
may also result in disqualification, account closure and/or legal action
being taken against You.
16. Duration and Termination
• 16.1 This Agreement shall be in full force and
effect immediately upon your completion of the registration process and
valid download of the Software with the Company and shall continue in full
force and effect unless and until terminated in accordance with its terms.
• 16.2 We may terminate this Agreement and your
account (including your username and password) immediately without notice:
(a) in the event, for any reason the Company decides to discontinue to
provide the Services in general or specifically to You;
(b) in the event Company believes that You have breached any of the terms
of this Agreement;
(c) in the event your use of the Services has been in any way improper or
breaches the spirit of this Agreement;
(d) in the event your account is associated in any way with any existing
account that has been terminated. If your account is associated with, or
related to, existing suspended accounts, We may terminate your account,
irrespective of the nature of this relationship, and the registration
details provided on said accounts;
(e) upon instruction of the appropriate law enforcement agency or
regulatory body; or
(f) for any other reason Company may determine.
Unless otherwise provided herein, or as required by law or regulation, on
termination of this Agreement any balance in your account will be returned
to You within a reasonable time of your request, subject to Company’s right
to deduct any amounts owed by You to Company.
• 16.3 As the End User, You may terminate this
Agreement and your account (including your username and password) at any
time by sending an email to us at [email protected], such termination is
to take effect upon the Company terminating your account (including
username and password), which shall occur within 7 calendar days after
receipt by the Company of your email, provided that You shall remain
responsible for any activity on your account between sending us an email
and the termination of your account by the Company.
• 16.4 On termination of this Agreement You shall:
(a) discontinue the use of the Software and the Services;
(b) pay all amounts due and owing to the Company; and
(c) remove and permanently delete the Software from your computer equipment
and/or mobile device and destroy all related documentation in your
possession, custody, power or control.
• 16.5 The right to terminate this Agreement given
by this clause shall not prejudice any other right or remedy of either
party in respect of the breach concerned (if any) or any other breach.
• 16.6 Upon the termination of this Agreement for
any reason, except as otherwise provided in this Agreement and subject to
any rights or obligations which have accrued prior to termination, neither
party shall have any further obligation to the other party under this
Agreement.
In the event of our termination of this Agreement on account of your breach
of this Agreement (including the Additional Rules) the Company is under no
obligation to refund You all the funds that may be in your account, with
such funds being forfeited by you, subject to PGCB approval. In addition to
terminating your access to the Services and/or suspending your account, the
Company reserves the right to prevent You from accessing any of the
Company's other websites or servers, or accessing any other properties or
services offered by the Company and You shall have no claims against the
Company in such regard.
• 16.7 If You have chosen to close your account –
for example, if You have self-excluded yourself from any of our Services,
it is your obligation to abide by this restriction for the duration of the
set period. If You open new accounts, while under a period of
self-exclusion or cooling off, from any of the brands operated under the
Company's umbrella, Company shall close all accounts as soon as detected.
Company is not obligated to refund to You any funds You may have wagered or
won through such accounts.
16.8 If You have previously self-excluded under any state-sponsored
program, it is your responsibility to refrain from opening new accounts
during the period of such exclusion. Responsible gaming exclusions apply to
all Company owned, managed, or operated properties or gambling sites.
While Company will take reasonable steps to deny access, it is not
obligating itself to prevent access. It is your obligation to refrain from
opening new accounts in any of the brands operated by the Company. If You
do open any new accounts, We will close all accounts as soon as detected.
Company shall not be obligated to refund You any funds You may have wagered
or won through such account.
17. General
• 17.1 If any part of this Agreement shall be
deemed unlawful, void or for any reason unenforceable, then that provision
shall be deemed to be severable from the rest of this Agreement and shall
not affect the validity and enforceability of any of the remaining
provisions of this Agreement. In such cases, the part deemed invalid or
unenforceable shall be construed in a manner consistent with applicable law
to reflect, as closely as possible, the original intent of the parties.
• 17.2 No waiver by us of any terms of this
Agreement shall be construed as a waiver of any preceding or succeeding
breach of any terms of this Agreement.
• 17.3 Unless otherwise expressly stated, nothing
in this Agreement shall create or confer any rights or any other benefits
to third parties.
• 17.4 Nothing in this Agreement shall be
construed as creating any agency, partnership, trust arrangement, fiduciary
relationship or any other form of joint enterprise between You and us.
• 17.5 This Agreement, together with the Privacy
Policy and the Additional Rules contain the entire agreement between the
Company and You, relating to your use of the Software and the Services and
supersedes any and all prior agreements between the Company and You in
relation to the same. You confirm that, in agreeing to accept this
Agreement, You have not relied on any representations other than this
Agreement, the Company’s Privacy Policy and the Additional Rules.
• 17.6 The Company reserves the right to transfer,
assign, sublicense or pledge this Agreement, in whole or in part without
your consent: (i) to any entity within the same corporate group of the
Company; or (ii) in the event of a merger, sale of assets or other similar
corporate transaction in which the Company may be involved in.
• 17.7 As the End User, You agree to not transfer,
assign, sublicense or pledge in any manner whatsoever any of your rights or
obligations under this Agreement.
• 17.8 Nothing in this Agreement shall be
construed so as to grant You any security interest whatsoever over the
assets of the Company, including for the avoidance of doubt on any amounts
standing to the credit of your account.
• 17.9 Subject to applicable laws and regulation,
the Company may outsource any or all of the Services it provides under the
Agreement to third parties.
• 17.10 Pursuant to State and/or Federal law, You
may be required to complete certain tax forms before winnings that exceed a
taxable threshold can be released into your bankroll. By using the
Services, You agree to comply in full with all applicable tax laws, and
hereby release Company from any liability associated with your compliance
therewith.
18. Notification of Federal Prohibitions and Restrictions
Regarding Interactive Gaming
Please not that it is a Federal offense for persons physically located
outside of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania to engage in interactive
wagering through an interactive gaming certificate holder or interactive
gaming operator licensee unless explicitly authorized by the PGCB or an
interactive gaming reciprocal agreement and that federal acts such as 18
U.S.C.A. § 1084 and the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act of 2006
(31 U.S.C.A. § § 5361—5367") may apply on those who engage in interactive
gaming as described above.
19. Customer Service Department and Special Promotions
• 19.1 For service quality assurance, calls made
by You to the customer service department may be recorded.
• 19.2 You hereby expressly consent to the Company
using the contact details provided by You on registration to occasionally
contact You directly in relation to your use of the Services or any other
products or services offered by the Company, its partners or affiliates
from time to time.
• 19.3 The Company will not tolerate any abusive
behavior exhibited by users of the Service to the Company’s or its service
provider’s employees. In the event that the Company, deems that your
behavior, via telephone, live chat, email or otherwise, has been abusive or
derogatory towards any of the Company's or its service provider’s employees,
the Company shall have the right to suspend or terminate your account with
the Company.
• 19.4 The Company may, from time to time, offer
You special promotions. These promotions may be communicated to You by
various means, including but not limited to (i) email, (ii) telephone,
(iii) SMS text message, (iv) Push messages and (iv) additional windows
opening from within the Software. Promotions begin at 12:01am and end at
11:59 pm Eastern on specified dates, unless stated otherwise in the
promotion’s terms & conditions.
• 19.5 Company shall provide You with an opt-out
option in relation to various types of marketing communications from the
Company and should You choose to opt-out from communications, the Company
shall respect your wishes in such regard .
20. Uninstall and Shortcut Additions
If You are using the download form of the Software and wish to have it
uninstalled You will be able to do so via the Add/Remove Programs on your
computer.
Please note that upon installation of the Software the following shortcuts
shall be added to your computer's desktop:
• 21.1 Quick launch shortcut.
• 21.2 Desktop icon.
• 21.3 Client link from the Start Menu.
• 21.4 Brand folder with client and uninstall link
from the Programs option on the Start Menu.
• 21.5 Client link from the Games option on the
Start Menu.
If You choose to uninstall the Software certain registration keys will
remain on your computer in order to maintain responsible gaming rules,
monitor fraud attempts, and comply with any applicable regulation.
21. Minimum Hardware Requirements
In order to enjoy the Services, You are required to install a downloadable
application on your computer, or use the online version of the Services (if
applicable).
The minimum recommended specifications for the download version are:
• 21.1 For PC:
o Minimum Windows – Windows 7 (recommended Window 7 SP 1). We recommend
to have the OpenGL video drivers installed and updated to the latest
available version.
o RAM: 2GB
o HD: 500 Mb available
• 21.2 For Mac, which shall be applicable at the
Company's discretion:
o Minimum macOS version - 10.12 (macOS Sierra)
o Any hardware configuration
o HD: 500 Mb available
• 21.3 The non-download client is supported on the
following browsers: Internet Explorer 10.0 and the latest version of
Firfefox, Safari and Chrome.
• 21.4 In relation to the mobile application on the
iPhone and iPad, We support version all devices starting with iPhone 6 and
a minimum of iOS Version - 11.0
• 21.5 In relation to the mobile application on
the Android operating system the minimum requirements are:
o We support only Arm 32 / 64 (We don’t support X86)
o OpenGL ES 2.0
o Minimum Android OS – 7.0
Please note that We may discontinue support for outdated versions of the
abovementioned hardware or software at our discretion.
22. Governing Law
This Agreement including the Additional Rules and Privacy Policy and the
relationship between the parties shall be governed by, and interpreted in
accordance with, the laws of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. You hereby
consent to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts in the Commonwealth of
Pennsylvania to resolve any disputes arising out of Internet or mobile
gaming.
23. Language Discrepancies
This Agreement has been drafted in the English language. In the event of
any discrepancy between the meanings of any translated versions of this
Agreement and the English language version, the meaning of the English
language version shall prevail.
24. Player Disconnection- Poker
• The player disconnection provisions applicable
to Poker games are described in the House Rules.
25. Provisions Relating to Specific Games
Poker
You hereby acknowledge that all bets placed by You in relation to
multi-player poker games are bets placed with other users and not bets
placed with or against the Company. The Company does not assume any risk
whatsoever for bets placed between You and any other user of the Service.
The Company does not under any circumstances either place or accept bets
itself.
You may not occupy more than one position at a poker table at any given
time, though You may occupy one position at several tables at any given
time.
You understand and agree that all of our multi-player poker games are
public and therefore may be reviewed and published by other players, either
at the time of the game or thereafter.
We provide multi-player poker games so as to provide a platform for users
to play poker and to bet with each other using the Software. In
consideration of this service We charge either:
(a) a commission (known as a rake) which is calculated in accordance with
the House Rules; or (b) a percentage of the "buy-in" fee for tournaments.
For Blast Tournaments, please see
here.
On a mobile or tablet device, You will only be able to play up to four
poker games or tournaments at a time.
Collusion and Suspicious Play: Collusion or suspicious play occurs
when two or more players attempt to gain an unfair advantage
in any way or by using any means which includes
but is not limited to sharing knowledge of their cards or other
information, and unless stated otherwise by the Company, by agreeing to
split a prize-pool. Where You are found to be colluding with another player
or You are found to engage in suspicious play as reasonably determined by
the Company, the Company shall be entitled to freeze the implicated
players’ accounts pending investigation, and/or notify the proper
authorities of the suspected activity. If You collude or attempt to collude
with any other player or You engage in suspicious play as reasonably
determined by the Company while using the Services You may be permanently
banned from using the Services or the Software or any other related
services of the Company, your account may be terminated immediately and the
Company shall be entitled to retain all monies in your account. We have
developed and employ sophisticated proprietary technology intended to seek
out and identify players acting in collusion. If the Company is informed
during play about suspected collusive behavior or suspicious play or as
reasonably determined by the Company, it may, terminate suspected players'
access to the Services and/or suspend their accounts. No player shall have
the right to require the Company to take any other steps against players
suspected of collusion, cheating or any other form of fraud.
If You suspect that any player is colluding with another, cheating or
engaging in suspicious play, You can contact us via email at
[email protected].
Chip-Dumping: Chip-dumping occurs when any player deliberately loses
a hand in order to transfer his chips to another player. If we have
reasonable grounds to believe that chip-dumping has occurred, the Company
shall be entitled to freeze the implicated players’ accounts pending
investigation, and/or notify the proper authorities of the suspected
activity. Any player who is involved in an act of chip-dumping or
attempted chip-dumping while using the Service may be permanently banned
from using the Services or the Software or any other related services of
the Company and such player's account may be terminated immediately.
If your account is associated with poker fraud in any way – for example
through Chip Dumping, or Collusion, We will be entitled to freeze your
account pending investigation, and/or notify the proper authorities of the
suspected activity, the outcome of which may result in the closure of all
your accounts, You being barred from future use of the Services, and the
forfeiture of funds reasonably determined to have been obtained as a result
of such fraud.
PLEASE PRINT OFF AND RETAIN A HARD COPY OF THIS AGREEMENT FOR YOUR RECORDS.
Last updated: April 15, 2024